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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1949.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
FOR A MODEST START
VERY POPULAR TODAY IS THE HOUSE whose plan can begin modestly, and can be expanded Inter as needs may require and finances allow. The view above shows this house in its two-bedroom aspect..
wing to be added, providing two more bedrooms, lavatory.
By MARION CLYDE McCARROLL
MIE young couple with just enough money to start out modestly In their quest for a new home will be interested in the houses pictured here.
The house above Is su besiąta · cd that i can start out an ព two-bedroom home, with a rear wing to be added when and it desired, or the whole thing can be bullt at once.
for
entrance to the kitchen at one ride, and to the bedroom
the other,
hall
Simple in design, the house in white stucco planned to have walls and root of red or black bricks.
The
below Two pictures show the same house, with dif- ferent type roofs. This is a so-called "minimum striter" house, pbinining just enough ron for two peuple-or pon- sibly two people with children who can "double up" In in Buy bedroom-to live comfortable cunpactness,
KANGE
ENTRY
Its design permits a rear
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DINING RM Į 11-2x12-0"
KITCHEN
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LIVING RM. 13-2′′xI7-6′′
Without the additional w.ng. the "expandable" house bus an area of 23,000 ruble fest, while the addition ves it another The "minimuni sheller" house
for 4,800 cable feet. The plan
has Hving room, kitchen the rear wing Is such 1841 no Two bedrooms, with the klicher living demolition
required opening directly off the would be to build it on. Joined to the room.
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lented to the mide to effect ed from the houns through
feeling A
of division between door from the bedroom hall, or
Laundry facilities are sc" from a connecting door that may
in the bathroom, und the heater lend to a garage or play yard
them
is just outside in the hall.
The area of this small home is sad to be twice that of one of the Inrger-sized trailers, and the cost estimated to be abruk the same as buying the Trailer. Building 1 with the flat, Instead of the Enble roof cuts the cost with somewhat.
But whether a two-bedroom or a four-bedroom home, it In amply spacious, with n large Hving room dividing the service area from the aleeping quarters. Dining space is provided at end of the Iving room,
construction
IF THE HOUSE IS bulli with a Bot roof, costs will be somewhat lower. A possible variation in the front window style is also shown.
BED ROOM
8'-6"x 6"-9"
BED ROOM 8"-9"x 12'-6"
CLOSET
HALL
COATS BRM
WOOD
ESMEN!
BATH ROOM
LIVING ROOM 11-7"x23'-0"
HEATER MACHE
ŞİNK |
RANGE
TABLE
KITCHEN
THE LIVING AREA OF THE HOUSE is sald to be about twice that of the larger trailers.
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11-2"x 12-0"
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BEDROOM 10-10** 17-0
HERE IS THE INTERIOR PLAN, showing the house in expanded form. The Ave-room suction in the fore-
Kround, of course, is the original house,
its
Let's Eat
BY
·IDA BAILEY ALLEN
Dietary Menu For Grandma
WE hear a great deal
grape-
about verled rice. quickly cook the "Increased, expectancy vegetables and simple desserts of 15" And hore's proof: such as custards,. gelating, whips, During the lant, ten years the lee cream, stewed fruit, ripe
bananas, sliced oranges, over 65 number of
persons years of age in America has in- trut sections and tinned fruits. crensed at a rate almost flvo Two glasses of milk a day times the incrense In tho are suficient. This can be taken ceneral population.
with the cereals, in coffee ten, or used in making cream soups, creamed vegetables or in
desserts the whole family enjoy.
Each year more and more elderly persons are with us. And whether or not they keep well and happy depends to a rent extent on their diet. The medient profession
Jins re- cagnied this fact, and has Inunched a new phase of the glence of nutrition called geriatrics, or the feeding of the aging.
What makes the feeding of the elderly difficult is that they have accumulated a long list of food likes and dislikes, which oflen make them demand foods they could not eat, and refuse those they really need.
Peychologist-diotitian
So if grandma or grandpa, or Preat-punt Sue is living in your home, you will have to play the- part of an amateur sychologist as well as dietitian In provide meats they will ent and enjoy. For if food i ΠΟΙ enjoyed is not weil digested.
"But its means cooking two rets of meals, one for the family and one for the old people." you uprotest. Not if you plan carefully. Many foods enjoyed y the family can be eaten by the elderly; and many foods the lderly should cal will be enjoyed by the whole family.
In general, harsh roughago foods should not be used for the elderly. These Include very rough whole grain brends and cercels, salads and raw vegetables, melons (unless very ripe), and raw edy berries, Starches, sugars and fala must be restricted in order to com-
In bat or prevent overweight. general the food should be plain with Utile or no frying. The foods to be emphasised tre meat, poultry, fish, ergs. cattage and. Ameriena cheese,
muk, a reasonable amount of enriched bread; about a slice meal, butter or margarine, soft enriched fine grain cereals, con-
THUS HOUSE, AND THE ONE on the left, are the same, except for the difference in the roofs. Definitely a minimum shelter" house, it would nicely fill the needs of bride and groom, or young people with very small children.
LEARN TO IRON WITH EFFICIENCY
NEW and improved irons
Is a good idea to save pieces of By ELEANOR ROSS
cardboard and cut them to the on the market feature
shape of a man's shirt. After better
fabric handle. Iron single thicknesses ironing, place shirt on cardboard antomatic
The results will dials, new lighter weights, when possible. Iron one section cut to t
and other improvements. No dry before starting on the next, pleasing.
of Always Iron with the weave
down pr matter how improved the the fabric, up and iron, there's still the per- acress, not on the bins. When coloured clothes that sonal know-how necessary ironing
be
London Shop
Window
or
can
Breakfast could consist of orange julee, dark farina with milk, crisp baron, a slies of on- riched. brend toast with butter tea or margarine, and coffee or with milk (The same sort
of incal the whole family should cat).
Baked Potato
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Lunch might consist of baked potato, scrambled egge, creamed chopped spinach, baked apple and ten. (The came for sort of menu you provide young children and yourself).
As for dinner, Just follow the menu in this column. Your husband and the children and you yourself will enjoy it. And contains the elements needed by both your toddler and the elder- ly persons in your home. More- rat." The over, it is "ensy lo only food that should be omitted is the lettuce; but only when elderly teeth are in "poor" con- dition,
Plenty of fulds should be pro- vided. an after 70 years water i is often insufficiently held in the tingues.
Tr the elderly appetite 18 finicky, it may be necessary to provide nutritional supplements, such as a preparation of amino acids to make up protein de- fckzncies. Or vitamins and minerala may be needed. These may
be obtained in combination with dry skim milk, which of course provides protein, and which enn be served as a choco- Inte milk drink, as a milk shake
Dinner
er as cocoa.
Cream of Corn Soup, Stewed Chicken Savoury Spoon Bread Peach and Ginger Jam
Green Peas Pickled Bects on Lettuce Coffee Sponge-Gel Hot or feed Coffee or Tea Milk (Children)
All Breanirements Are Level Recipes Serve Four
Savoury Spoon Bread
in a bowl mix together 1 c and 2 tbsp, enriched cornmeal, c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp.
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baking soda, 2 tsp. baking pow- ter, 1⁄2 tbsp, sugar, 3 top, sult, 1/4 ten. marjoram, tsp. poultry seasoning and tbsp. grated on'on. Then pour in 11⁄2 soured milk or buttermilk mix
ed with sweet milk; stir in 1 beaten C5. In heavy 8 in. 1 beare frying pan melt 2 tbsp. butler, margarine or shortening, Pout In the cornmeal mixture:
over
it pour an additional 4 c. muk but do not stir this in. Bnios 30 min, in moderate oven, 350- 375 F. To be a real success this should have custard-like
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inyer in the centra. Serve hot in place of potatoes.
hot
Coffee Spongo-Gol
C.
Put 1% envelopes unflavoured relatin into a cup and add 4. c. strong
Let coffee beverage. stand & min. Then dissolve over water and stir into 14 C. additional strong coffee be,
Sweeten with 14 verage. granulated sugar. Add a few vanilla. Crains salt and 1⁄4 tsp. Chill until or thick as
honey. Then beat ག whites stift and
egg add to the gelatin. Whip steadily until cream coloured, using a rotary, egg beater or an electric
Transfer mixer.
a mould or to a individual custard cups, which have been rinsed in cold water. Chill until stiff, from 3 to 4 hrs. Unmould and serve with slight- ly sweetened plain or whipped cream.
Trick of the Chof
For a nice flavour, whipped cream with grated maple sugar.
sweeten
to be a first class ironer. are not colour fast, use an extra muslin cloth over the Ironing the And as what has to be done board
to
claining avold might just as well be as cover.
FOR AUTUMN-Scen at a Colton or linen fabrics should good a task ភេទ possible, be dampened for the best re- West End store, designed here are some hints to help. aults, and they may be ironed specially for the woman who has Ironing the family wash on either the, wrong or the right to keep within a budget, suits
alde. Iron pillow-cases from and conts are reasonably priced. If You've Eaten can be * discouraging, the closed end to the hem on An outstanding xxample is a tiresome task, if you use both sides. Iron tablecloths first brown and white swagger coat the wrong methods.. But on the wrong side. then on the with full back and large stand-
right. Do not press alt folda collar.
the
if the proper procedures ***
with the iron. The lengthwise FOR DIFFICULT HAIR
Ironing Sheets
yet
Bugs & Insects..
are followed, the task goes crease down the centre of the new
lotion BERKELEY, Cal-You've creani, setting
probably eaten your share of quickly and well, and every cloth may be ironed, but the which works wonders with re bugs and insects in fruits and
other fulds, should be made by bellious hair,
leaves no salads, but don't worry about It, article emerges with a new hand. Troned creases do not lio trace of greasiness or dullness. said Professor E. O. Fasig. Und- finish, a high gloss.
as flat on the table as do un- FOR
A SMART BOY vernity. of California entomolo- An Austrian fell waistconf fact, Esalg sald, bugs are First, have as good an ironing Ironed folds. Board as you can manage, and
various bright colours. There In havo it 'adjusted to n pleasant
pre Austrian Loden dümle coats often very nourishing and have height, so that you can do the
closely been eaten by man for thousands too, (this fabric Ironing) job sitting
To eayb me when down. Have the
woven woollen, and is water of years. surface well padded and top this shoots, iron all four thicknesses
part of the Locusts are still with a clean, tight-fitting cover, at ones, folding lengthwise, then proot).
FOR MEN-A special depart- remular diets in the Orient, Aus which should be kept clean by crosswise, with the top hem on PE sure to keep cleaning com- ing blankets, so that they will frequent ́washing Old sheels the outside. It sheets are fold- mint has just been opened by train, Africa and the Americas.
a famous man's shop, for ready Water bugs are
food in most removed tailored ed, cmoothly when
Bullg. Each chest
parts of tropical Asia, and their from the ine, Ironing the top
hot 42 different eggs are, gathered as a sort of hem may be sumelent. At least. measurement
the Gults range caviar in Mexico. Certain west that is what we have discovered.
14 guincau
up to hand-
coont Judlaus, the California Make things as easy as pos- Hang flat pieces on a rack to from
inilored West of England clothe
Fada favourite eclontist anid, sible for yourself by placing the dry thoroughly before putting
nt 28 guineds.
dich of ten caterpillars. - To prevent baby from tipping clothes basket on a stool at your away.
FOR
THE HOME-Clip-on
said Insects contain put his highchair,
loft, and have a racit or tablo To keep table mats or doilles
qunnilies of carbobhydrates, fats, screen door hook on the back at your right for the ironed smooth, roll on cardboard rolls toast rack which can be fastened
protein and nitrogen; but are of the chair, and hook-eyes, on! pieces. A good Iron has toper or lay flat in a drawer. This is on to a bread plate and opened
not
rellablo source. of A windy—but not too windy-- tlie-wall to that the chair can ing sides a narrow point to why we store all rolls from out fanwise to take citier thick Kunshiny day Is best for wash-be cafely. mcured...
negotiate buttons, and a cool paper towels and such. And, it or thin toast...
pounds out of the reach of dry quickly and keep
Many of them are
chlidren. polsonous
Do not use turpentine, goso- Une or other mineral spirits on asphalt te If
do, the colours will surely run..
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you
their make fine covers,
fulness. Hanging too long in the sun will fade cotton blankets and may scorch woollen
oned
over
n
Clothes Basket:
and
vitamins.
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PERSONALIZED
Tongue Buckle
BELT BY
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AT
MEN'S
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CUSTOMFIT BRACES
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To Fit All Builds.
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